Expandable stent with sliding and locking radial elements
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Sep 23, 2003
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Nov 22, 2001
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Dec 14, 2000
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Feb 17, 1998
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The present invention provides a lumen support stent with a clear through-lumen for use in a body lumen. The stent is formed from at least one series of sliding and locking radial elements and at least one ratcheting mechanism comprising an articulating element and a plurality of stops. The ratcheting mechanism permits one-way sliding of the radial elements from a collapsed diameter to an expanded diameter, but inhibits radial recoil from the expanded diameter.
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